Scotland Women’s National Team ae set to discover their opponents for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers.
The draw will take place on Tuesday, 4 November at 12pm (UK) and will set the groups within all three leagues.
Matches will take place from February until June 2026.
The groups will decide four of UEFA's slots at the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil and also determine which 32 teams go into the play-offs between October and December 2026, which will carry seven more direct finals spots plus one place in the inter-confederation play-offs.
Also at stake will be promotion and relegation ahead of the next UEFA Women's Nations League.
The European Qualifiers league stage is played in the same format as the UEFA Women's Nations League, with teams split into three leagues: League A with 16 teams, League B with 16 teams and League C with 21 teams.
The final composition of the leagues was decided by the 2025 edition of the UEFA Women's Nations League.
Scotland are placed in League B with the following teams:
League B
Belgium Latvia
Portugal Montenegro
Wales Malta
Switzerland Luxembourg
Czechia Israel
Finland Slovakia
Northern Ireland Türkiye
Albania
The 16 teams allocated to League B are divided into four draw pots are follows:
Pot 1 contains the four teams ranked 17th to 20th.
17 Belgium
18 Portugal
19 Wales
20 Switzerland
Pot 2 contains the four teams ranked 21st to 24th.
21 Scotland
22 Czechia
23 Finland
24 Northern Ireland
Pot 3 contains the four teams ranked 25th to 28th.
25 Albania
26 Türkiye
27 Slovakia
28 Israel
Pot 4 contains the four teams ranked 29th to 32nd.
29 Luxembourg
30 Malta
31 Montenegro
32 Latvia
The Women's European Qualifiers league stage will be played, in principle, on the following dates in 2026:
Matchday 1: Tuesday 3 March
Matchday 2: Saturday 7 March
Matchday 3: Tuesday 14 April
Matchday 4: Saturday 18 April
Matchday 5: Friday 5 June
Matchday 6: Tuesday 9 June
Qualification
UEFA has been allocated 11 places in the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. One additional team may qualify through FIFA's intercontinental play-offs.
At the end of the league phase, group standings and overall league rankings will determine:
Direct qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
The four League A group winners.
Qualification and seeding for the European Qualifier play-offs for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Round 1 of the play-offs is played in two paths as follows:
Path 1: The four second-placed teams and four third-placed teams of League A play against the six first-placed teams and two best-ranked second-placed teams of League C.
Path 2: The four fourth-placed teams of League A and four first-placed teams of League B play against the four second-placed teams and four third-placed teams of League B.
In round 1 of the play-offs, the ties are determined by means of a draw.
Path 1: The eight League A teams are seeded and play their second-leg matches at home.
Path 2: The four fourth-placed teams from League A and four first-placed teams from League B are seeded and play their second leg matches at home.
The winners of the round 1 play-offs qualify for the round 2 play-offs.
In round 2 of the play-offs, the ties are determined by means of a draw. The round 1 path 1 ties are seeded for the round 2 draw and the winners of those ties play the round 2 second leg match at home.
The seven best-ranked round 2 play-off winners according to the 2026 Women’s European Qualifiers overall league rankings qualify directly for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The one remaining round 2 play-off winner qualifies for the FIFA Women’s World Cup intercontinental play-offs.
Automatic promotion and relegation for the next competition cycle, 2027-29:
The four group winners in League B and the six group winners in League C will be promoted.
The four fourth-placed teams in Leagues A and B as well as the two lowest-ranked third-placed teams in League B, ranked 27 to 28 in the overall league rankings, will be relegated.